Monday, May 1, 2017

30 Go-To Short Hairstyles for Fine Hair

Silky soft. Delicately feminine. Angelic. Baby hair. These are just a few expressions that are used to describe the beauty of fine hair. As lovely as fine hair is on its own, it can be prone to styling challenges due to its smaller diameter.

But with the right haircut, way of styling, tools and products, your fine hair won’t be a problem! Peep these perfect short hairstyles for fine hair to find your next look.

#1 Tilted Bob

Written by Sarah Nitz

A fun, slightly longer on one side, medium length bob is great for finer textures of hair. Add in a few little longer layers and you can create so many different styles.

After shampooing with a volumizing shampoo and conditioner, apply a volumizing mousse through your ends and work up into your scalp area.

Blow dry turning ends under with a medium to large round brush. Hold top layers straight up when drying them, smoothing them over your round brush. Roll the round brush down to your scalp and remove heat to let it cool for a few seconds before removing. This helps to set the curl and volume in.

Finish with your favorite lightweight hairspray.

Recommended Products:

Matrix has a great Rose volumizing regime of shampoo, conditioner and mousse. It’s lightweight, gives great volume, and won’t build up on your fine hair.

Best Face Shape and Hair Type:

Square, round and heart shaped faces wear this style beautifully, while hair that is fine and can be a little longer is best for recreating this style.

#2 Asymmetrical Undercut

Written by Sarah Nitz

Add sass and style to your hair with this fun asymmetrical cut paired with an undercut on one side.

How To Style:

Apply a light straightening cream to damp hair.

Blow dry using a flat brush.

Once hair is 100% dry, use a flat iron at the lowest heat setting for your hair to finish the style.

Heart, oval and diamond shaped faces wear this style wonderfully. Hair that is naturally straight makes this easier to recreate, although hair that has a slight wave will also work.

#3 Waves for Days

Written by Sarah Nitz

This wavy A-line bob is a breeze to style and looks amazing in any setting. It is a great style for naturally wavy hair or easy to recreate with a curling iron or wand.

How To Style:

Apply a medium hold gel or mousse to wet hair (this is important for naturally curly or wavy hair). Scrunch a leave-in conditioner over your hair, and use a towel or old t-shirt to get excess water out.

Using your blow dryer and diffuser, dry hair. Set your dryer on the lowest force, but highest heat setting. You can clip the top section up while drying underneath, then drop it down.

Once hair is dry, if your hair is naturally curly, arrange any curls out of place then mist with hairspray.

If you want more curl or wave, grab your curling wand or iron. Wrap hair around the iron or wand, letting each curl cool before touching.

Any face shape can wear this look. Hair that is naturally curly or wavy makes it easier to recreate, but straight hair can get there with a little curling iron work!

#4 Platinum Pixie

Written by Sarah Nitz

A short pixie is easy to style, looks amazingly polished, and never goes out of style! Add platinum blonde to the mix and you’re a force to be reckoned with.

How To Style:

Shampoo hair with a purple-based shampoo once to twice a week to keep any brass out.

Apply a medium hold gel throughout hair.

Blow dry with fingers, using a smaller flat brush to smooth out front pieces.

Once dry, use a flat iron to smooth sections as needed.

Finish with a paste or pomade to define ends.

Recommended Products:

Pravana’s Twist fiber paste is amazing for finishing short styles. Just know that a little goes a long way!

Best Face Shape and Hair Type:

Any face shape can pull off a pixie! Hair that has a bit of natural texture or wave gives this style the perfect starting point.

#5 Volume Max

Written by Sarah Nitz

Short, shaved sides with the longer hair on top lifted high is right on trend this season. The bonus is that it is simple and quick to style!

How To Style:

Apply a volumizing mousse to hair that has been shampooed with a volumizing shampoo and conditioner.

Using a small round brush, dry hair.

Once dry, use a volumizing powder through the top at the roots. Backcomb and smooth to desired height.

Finish with a hard hold hairspray.

Recommended Products:

Lived In Powder Potion is the perfect product for finishing this look. It is a light powder from Pravana that transforms to a pomade in your hands, then back to a powder, leaving no residue for amazing volume and texture.

Best Face Shape and Hair Type:

Heart shaped faces wear this voluminous look best, while hair that is fine to medium thickness and straight to wavy is best for recreating this style.

#6 Big and Bright!

Written by Sarah Nitz

When you add bright colors and big volume together, everyone will have hair envy!

How To Style:

Apply a volume foam to damp hair.

Blow dry hair using a diffuser on a low force but high heat setting.

Once hair is dry, use a 1-inch curling iron to add extra curls if necessary.

Finish with a high hold hairspray to keep your height all night!

Recommended Products:

Not all high hold hairsprays are alike. Try Pravana’s Super Shape Extreme. It will keep your style through hurricane winds without ever building up.

Best Face Shape and Hair Type:

Heart and diamond shaped faces wear this look well, while hair that is straight or wavy is best for this style.

#7 The New Feather

Written by Sarah Nitz

Beautiful flowing, feathered, longer hair blending into a short crop cut gives you look that is as easy to style as it is amazing.

How To Style:

Apply a medium hold gel or lotion to damp hair.

Blow dry using a medium-sized round brush, rolling hair away from the face.

Lift layers and spray with hairspray in between to give lift and hold.

Recommended Products:

Looking for a great round brush? Try your local beauty supply. They can help you pick out the right one for your hair.

Best Face Shape and Hair Type:

Any face shape can wear this flattering cut, while hair that is wavy to straight and fine to medium texture is best.

#8 Full Bangin’ Bob

Written by Sarah Nitz

A shorter bob haircut paired with a full bang helps fine haired lovelies appear to have thicker hair.

How To Style:

Apply a volumizing mousse to damp hair.

Blow dry using a large round brush.

Once dry, you can use a 1½-inch curling iron to smooth ends under if necessary and add a bend to the front pieces.

Recommended Products:

My go-to volumizing mousse is Pravana’s Full Volume. It provides lift, hold and shine…what could be better?

Best Face Shape and Hair Type:

Round, heart and square face shapes look fab in this bob, while hair that is slightly wavy is best to hold this style.

#9 Stacked Up

Written by Sarah Nitz

This perfectly stacked bob haircut is great for fine hair. It gives style and a thicker appearance while still being a breeze to style.

Any face shape can wear this look, while hair that is fine to medium in texture and straight to wavy makes it easiest to style.

#10 Braided Undercut

Written by Sarah Nitz

This look is super hot! Lots of texture and a short shaved undercut paired with a braided part make this style a serious head-turner.

How To Style:

Apply a sea salt spray to your damp hair.

Blow dry using a medium-sized round brush.

Once dry, use a 1½-inch curling iron to bend hair away from your face.

Section along the part line and create a French braid.

Mist sea salt spray through your hair and use fingers to rough up curls.

Recommended Products:

A great sea salt spray that give you hold and texture without too much grit is Kevin Murphy’s Beach Spray.

Best Face Shape and Hair Type:

Diamond and oval face shapes wear this look fabulously, while hair that is straight to wavy and fine to medium in texture is best for recreating this style.

#11 Red Hot Rocker

Written by Cynthia Nicasio

This style makes finer hair look fuller and thicker if you aren’t afraid of a little texture. The color also speaks volumes! Overall this look gives you the best of everything and it isn’t hard to recreate.

How To Style:

Apply styling foam to damp hair.

Blow dry hair with a round brush.

Spray with a light texture spray.

Finish with a texture product.

Recommended Products:

MOUSSE by Seven Luxury Haircare is a lightweight styling foam that gives the hair weightless volume and shine.

Best Face Shape and Hair Type:

This style works well on all face shapes. Curlier and thicker hair types will experience more texture with this type of style.

#12 Windswept Sass

Written by Cynthia Nicasio

Here is a fun spin on styling layers! Finer hair wears this look best because the hair is light enough in weight to hold a gravity-defiant style like this. It may take a little practice with your blow dryer and iron, but this is a super cute look that’s totally worth it!

How To Style:

Apply a styling cream to damp hair.

Blow dry hair, flipping sections outward with a medium round brush.

Dry a side part into the hair.

Use a flat iron to accentuate the flip if needed.

Finish with a firm hold hairspray.

Recommended Products:

Pureology has a fantastic hairspray called Supreme Control hairspray that is great for finer hair and has a firm hold without feeling sticky or heavy.

Best Face Shape and Hair Type:

This style is suitable for all face shapes with the exception of those with a rounder face as this style may make them appear even rounder. Curlier hair types may want to invest in a smoothing treatment if they want to commit to this style.

#13 Ultra Violet Pixie

Written by Cynthia Nicasio

Pixies are a hot style for the upcoming season. If you are going this route with fine hair, make sure to seek out a great stylist you can count on to take you there and keep your pixie on point with regular salon visits. The right product is key here and your stylist will be able to show you the best one for your new look.

How To Style:

Apply volumizing mousse to the top of damp hair.

Blow dry the top section with fingers going upwards.

Lightly apply styling paste to hair, shaping with fingers.

Finish with hairspray.

Recommended Products:

Vita Volume is a great lightweight volumizing foam by Keratin Complex that gives weightless volume.

Best Face Shape and Hair Type:

This look works well on most face shapes that are evenly proportionate. This haircut will give finer hair types more natural volume.

#14 Parisian Chic

Written by Cynthia Nicasio

This look is a knock out choice for you fine-haired ladies. It’s fun, sexy and super easy to style. This look also has enough length for styling versatility while staying short on styling time.

How To Style:

Apply a volume foam to damp hair and comb through for
even distribution.

Blow dry hair with fingers

Spray hair with a lightweight hairspray.

Flat iron hair in 1-1.5 inch sections going forward.

Piece out selected sections with light styling wax.

Recommended Products:

SEVEN Luxury Haircare carries a product called CLAY that is a great texture styling wax with a dry finish and adds texture without feeling heavy or greasy.

Best Face Shape and Hair Type:

This style works well on most face shapes. Those with smaller foreheads my want to opt for shorter bangs.

#15 Mischievous Siren

Written by Cynthia Nicasio

The undone, slightly disheveled style is the new “pretty”. If you are a messy bun lover, this may be the short hairstyle for you! It is easy to replicate and super low maintenance.

How To Style:

Apply styling cream throughout damp hair and scrunch with hands.

Using a diffuser attachment, blow dry until 50% dry.

Allow hair to air dry.

Spray hair with texture style spray.

Recommended Products:

Sweet Definitions is a texturizing sugar spray by Keratin Complex that adds a soft grit texture without the drying effects of salt texture sprays.

Best Face Shapes and Hair Types:

This look will flatter most all face shapes. Curlier hair types will achieve a fuller more textured look with this style.

#16 Sultry Vixen

Written by Cynthia Nicasio

These perfect bangs on a modern bob are to die for. Soft, unfinished texture is on trend and this style is all about it.

How To Style:

Apply a root lifter to the root area on damp hair. Follow up with a styling foam.

Shake hair forward with hands and spray in place with
spray wax or texture spray.

For additional texture, apply a wax to ends.

Recommended Products:

Bumble and Bumble’s Dryspun is an airy dry texture hairspray that gives more of a dry shampoo finish than hold. It is perfect to add a little soft, dry texture to any look.

Best Face Shape and Hair Type:

Most all face shapes can wear this type of style. Those with a small forehead may want to opt for a much shorter fringe on this cut so as not to be overwhelmed by a lot of hair in the face. For curly and wavy types, be generous with product to avoid frizz.

#17 One Length

Written by Shannel Mariano

An all one length haircut gives hair maximum density.

How To Style:

Apply your favorite styling product to wet hair.

Blow dry with a large round brush.

Apply thermal protection to hair.

Wrap sections of hair around a large curling wand.

Set your style with a finishing spray.

Recommended Products:

Sculpting Foam is a conditioning foam that allows you to sculpt your hair straight, curly or wavy. You can also air dry with it and it’s a great product for blow drying.

Best Face Shape and Hair Type:

All face shapes with any hair texture that is low to medium in density will work for this style.

#18 Asymmetric Feel

Written by Shannel Mariano

The long fringe on this haircut gives it an overall asymmetrical and contemporary feel.

How To Style:

Apply your favorite styling product to wet hair.

Blow dry the hair with a styling brush.

Apply thermal protection to hair.

Smooth pieces that need more straightening with a flat iron.

Recommended Products:

Hot Off The Press is a thermal protection spray that happens to be a hairspray too. It will protect your hair from the heat of irons and help your style last all day.

Best Face Shape and Hair Type:

Oval and heart face shapes with hair that is fine to medium in texture and low to medium in density will work best for this look.

#19 Pretty Pixie

Written by Shannel Mariano

Blow dry your hair flat against your head in different directions using a styling brush. This will smooth your hair as your dry it.

Set the style with a finishing spray.

Recommended Products:

Fast Form is a cream gel that allows you to sculpt your hair anyway you want to. It is great for blow drying and can also be applied on dry hair for more texture.

Best Face Shape and Hair Type:

Heart and oval face shapes with hair that is fine to medium in texture and low to medium in density will work best for this pretty pixie.

#20 Rocker Pixie

Written by Shannel Mariano

This super cool pixie haircut is all about volume and texture, making it the perfect cut option for fine-haired ladies.

How To Style:

Apply a styling product to hair.

Blow dry the hair with fingers lifting the hair on top of the head for volume.

Using cream, wax, or pomade, style the hair on top upwards and to the center. Style the sides and the back flat against the head.

Spray the hair with finishing spray for extra hold.

Recommended Products:

Clean Cut is a medium hold, semi-matte styling cream that is great for styles like this.

Best Face Shape and Hair Type:

This haircut will suit wider face shapes who would like to wear their hair short. The volume on top of the head will give the illusion of length. Hair that is fine to medium in texture and low to medium in density will easily style into this look.

#21 Girly Asymmetry

Written by Shannel Mariano

Love to wear your hair to the side? This asymmetric cut makes you look like you are wearing your hair to the side without having to do so.

Written by Shannel Mariano

Scrunch a product into hair to give curls more definition and texture.

Recommended Products:

Spray Wax is wax with an aerosol delivery. This gives an even and controlled distribution of wax which is essential for fine hair.

Best Face Shape and Hair Type:

Longer face shapes with any hair texture that is low to medium in density will work for this style.

#23 Swept Away

Written by Shannel Mariano

Hair curled back draws attention to a beautiful face in this sweet bob hairstyle.

How To Style:

Apply thermal protection to dry hair.

Curl sections of hair vertically around a medium-sized barrel away from the face.

Set the style with finishing spray.

Recommended Products:

Hot Off The Press is a thermal protection spray that happens to be a hairspray too. It will protect your hair from the heat of irons and help your style last all day.

Best Face Shape and Hair Type:

All face shapes with hair that is low to medium in density with any texture can easily style this look.

#24 The 1940’s Beauty

Written by Shannel Mariano

Give your fine hair some serious life with 1940s-inspired hair.

How To Style:

Apply thermal protection to dry hair.

Curl sections of hair vertically around a medium-sized barrel away from the face.

Set the style with finishing spray.

Recommended Products:

Hot Off The Press is a thermal protection spray that happens to be a hairspray too. It will protect your hair from the heat of irons and help your style last all day.

Best Face Shape and Hair Type:

All face shapes with hair that is low to medium in density with any texture can easily achieve this hairstyle.

#25 A-Line Bob

Written by Shannel Mariano

Stacks or graduations give hair “wash and wear” volume. The short hair on the bottom pushes the longer hair on top. It is also shorter in the back and longer in the front. This makes the shorter hair in the back push hair forward, giving instant volume to fine tresses.

Style by Jerry Oliver, Cloud 9 Salon, Martins Ferry, OH

How To Style:

Apply your favorite styling product to wet hair.

Blow dry while lifting sections of hair 90-180 degrees off the scalp.

Once the section is dry, from the angle you’ve been blow drying it, roll the round brush into the hair and hold it for a few seconds.

Once all sections are dry, set with a finishing spray.

Recommended Products:

Extra-Body Sculpting Foam is a volumizing mousse that adds body to hair.

Best Face Shape and Hair Type:

All face shapes with hair that is low to medium in density with any texture can rock this graduated bob.

#26 Combination Bob

Written by Shannel Mariano

This graduated or stacked bob has it’s perimeter even from front to back. It’s layers are shorter in the back and longer in the front though. This allows the hair to naturally lay towards the face.

How To Style:

Apply your favorite styling product to wet hair.

Blow dry the shorter hair on the nape area using a flat wrapping technique.

Blow dry the rest of the hair with a round brush.

Set the style with a finishing spray.

Recommended Products:

Super Clean Spray is a flexible hold spray that will help your hair last all day and give you some texture.

Best Face Shape and Hair Type:

All face shapes with hair that is low to medium in density with any texture can pull off this short bob hairstyle.

Tip:

Flat wrapping is done by brushing the hair all to one direction and flat against the scalp while blow drying, and then repeating the same process brushing all the hair to the other direction. This allows you to dry your hair while using your head shape and brush to smooth your hair.

#27 Curly Bob

Written by Shannel Mariano

A great way to dress up and add volume to a short bob is by simply adding curls.

How To Style:

Apply thermal protection to hair.

Curl hair in different directions using a medium barrel curling iron.

Set the style with a finishing spray.

Recommended Products:

Hold Me Tight is a flexible hold spray that gives long lasting hold without the crunch.